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here's a 1956 Brian

Here we go... The intent of this thread will be for members to post pictures of they're 1955 to 1957 RJ 35 model tractors. There will not be any voting, winners or losers just a thread for everyone to see pictures of this model. Please post your pics.

Here's mine it's a 1955.

This is a 1957 RJ-35 project which is patiently waiting in the haymow, lots of rust, but lots of potential too.

No offense meant Dad, just a humorous picture. You do realize that as a Browns fan I have to have a sense of humor just to watch em. lol

I figured since the rest of the Work Horse got new tires the mower deck deserved some new gage wheels. I'm guessing the old ones were original from the looks. Couldn't bring myself to pay $23 each for the wheels from Toro so I hunted around and found some at the local True Value. These were Arnold 6x1.5 steel wheels with an offset hub and a diamond tread (http://www.arnoldparts.com/equipment/arnoldparts/490-320-0001). I could have picked up a ribbed tread but it had a centered hub. Beggars can't be choosers. Also got some 1/2 shoulder bolts in a 1 3/8 length, nylock nuts, and four 1/2 washers to shim in case. Got the old wheels off and measured them at 5.5" OD. The old shoulder bolts were wrecked too. These wheels had almost 3/4 inch of play at the outer edge. New wheels mounted with the new bolts, needed two washers each on the inside since the shoulder was about 5/32 longer and the thread was the same amount shorter. I ended up using the old 3/8 nuts on the new bolts with a drop of red loctite since the threads just barely protruded from the nut. Looks good, no more wobble. Total was around $19.

Better watch were you park the lawn chair!! :laughing-rofl:

Thanks dude. Thanks Mr Ranger. Thanks Callum. By the end of today I hope to have WN stripped down to the bare chassis for final welding. So yes, pavement pounding is not that far away now Morning chaps, yesterday's progress for you.. The expansion bottle is now fitted in the only place it could go.. It's a bit tight in there! The bottom of the bottle may look rather close to the prop shaft but the is a good inch gap between the two. The carb tube air filter thingy now has a couple of tabs to bolt it to the hood stand.. The carbs now have extra support which they never did on the SilverWing but did on earlier models! The battery box is now mounted although I need to add a little extra bracing.. The battery comes out through the top. And playing around with hood hinges..

I'm happy everyone is ok and the damage wasn't too bad. The last time it was the ice age that took out the Dinos. Now it looks like traffic and women drivers are out to get you.

Did I hear Florida!?!? Brandon is right, there's not a lot of us down here. Doug, we're a bit apart with you being in the Miami area and me just north of Orlando. I don't know what you'd like to discuss that can't be posted here but I'll send you a quick email so you'll have mine as well. Just know that all the folks here are great and not only love Wheel Horses but love to help others. You found the best forum there is for our beloved little red tractors.

std tubes for RJ's have tr15 stems miller tire sells a round spacer to take the difference Brian

Have tried unsuccessfully now to upload videos 3 times of the difference between the Gates 6686 BR 1/2 x 141 3/8 and Gates 6652 BR 1/2 x 139 5/8 on my tractor. The short answer is that 6686 work for me - had play in both the idler arm and plenty of slack in the belt itself. Worked like it was designed to. Obviously couldn't have done this without the Wheel Horse Community. You may regret it, because now, I have to get to getting the rj35 up and running. Cheers, John

I've got some covers but they are just a stainless sleeve for looks. You might try tubes with a TR-4 or Tr-6 stem. They are the type with nuts and I used them on mine.

Just heard weather alert. No snow for the next two season's because off, Lack of Interest! We can only hope

Imagine being on Skype and have this red truck come roaring in behind you! Of course you'd keep talking and just think Chris was running the vac or something!

Likewise, and if you don't like the way she drives, stay off the sidewalk!

In my wonderful days of youth, I wanted a Muscle Car. Nothing else would do. So at the age of 16, my dad signed for a loan, on a 1971 true numbers matching, SS Nova. Color, hood exactly like what is in the photo. 1 owner car, with all the documented up-keep. True 10 bolt posi, 350/275hp. Bench seats, auto. That was right around summer time when I got the car..... Fast forward 3.5 months. Now fall is setting in. I am not liking the fall weather and dad is starting to snicker a little about the Nova.... I believe his comment was something like "well, if you get up early enough in the morning, there is this big yellow thing that will pick you up for school". I certainly did not want to drive the Nova in the fall, winter months, and I was not about to ride the bus..... SOOOOOO, I devised a plan. Once day after school on a Friday, I went and picked out a 1978 Chevy 3/4 ton Scottsdale 4x4. Photo attached also. The story behind me getting the truck is to looooong to type, but the shortened version is this. I went to the dealership, let them know I wanted the truck, salesman said you are to young to purchase without a parent signing. Gave them the number and name of person at the bank I banked at and walked out with the truck. Salesman was dumbfounded and was still trying to pick his chin up off the floor when I drove away with the truck.... And they say farm boys are slow and ain't got a clue... I worked 3 jobs and still had a full schedule at school. However, I had enough credits my junior and senior year that I did not have to stay for the last 2 periods of school. So that got me some extra hours at 1 of my jobs to help pay for (2) vehicle payments, insurance, gas, maintenance, and storage for the Nova for the bad months......... Rob

What... no curb feelers?

Glad your alright and there is not a lot of damage on the house which is good too.

Still running great, can't wait for my V-treads to get here.

Looks like she was zeroed in on the DINO. Ya sure it wasn't an upset EX.

Just be aware there are certain aspects of these drawings that are intentionally over-simplified. For example, the blue wire leading from the ignition switch S terminal to the starter relay is not a single uninterrupted piece of wire. Depending upon your particular model of tractor, there may be a single clutch safety switch in that line, a neutral safety switch and most likely a PTO switch too. My bottom line when I troubleshoot is to do so by FUNCTION of the wire - not necessarily by COLOR. Color co-ordination of the harness with the manual is a great gift but if you understand the function of the wire, you got the problem half fixed.

You can see more of it, and a bunch of other absolutely awesome custom tractors here:

That thing is a beaut, isn't it?

That is a tractor built by one of our members kj4kicks.

I want one!

Easy there!

Is that what Brady uses to inflate his ego?

The .6 volt drop was more than likely an average drop seen by your voltmeter. I can guarantee the drop during the compression cycle in the engine was 2 or 3 times the average drop.

Well done. You isolated an issue with logical troubleshooting instead of guessing and waiving your wallet over the problem. You can also use that exact same voltage drop technique to check the quality of the battery cables. You may find additional 0.5 volt drop(s) across both battery cables or the battery ground cable bolted to the chassis.

I too, can recommend Monarch, I work at KOI in Newport and since closing our machine shop this year, we've been referring everyone there. Call me if you need any belts spark plugs or bulbs or batteries!

Looks like I'll make it this yr.

nice work on the snow machine, I was pretty excited a few weeks ago to get next year's plow truck already! I know the feeling all too well, but I really should get the garden in before snow comes again...

Well done I like what I see here! How well does the throttle cable for the deflector work? I would think the cable would bend before moving the chute? And I really like the idea of more auger rpms.

Ed, thanks for the reply to me. Real nice, ingenious job. I also like using the holes in the belt guard to serve 2 purposes, good thinking on that to. Glenn

looks very nice.

Everyone got the shooty shoot Mike. It is a piece of SST I found John. The chute deflector control was made from a throttle control off an old hand mower. I know it's not Hi Tec, but I have in cab control of the chute rotation and deflector..and it works. Here's the rubber pad on the auger Glenn. It closes the gap between the auger and the blower housing. Also added wheel weights (50lb each) and rear weight (150 lb) and front chains. The rears were chained and loaded with washer fluid. Changed blower drive pulley from 5" to 4" to increase auger RPM and make it possible to change blower belt w/o moving the pulley. Motion foot control and heat collector are not new, but both worked well last winter. The cab stays 30F higher than outside temp. We'll have to wait a few months to see how the new mods work.

Weeeeeeew, That could've been much worse. Glad to see the damage is minor! Probably talking on the phone and putting her makeup on. Rain shouldn't cause that unless she was going real fast, which doesn't seem to be the case.

I see: Stainless steel chute front Rubber auger scraper Lower hinge/additional hinge point on chute

I see the shootie shoot!

Very nice building. Similar to what I would like to build. I have the space, I have the need, I have a wife. No building.

as said many a time, superb engineering there! can't be long now before we see you pounding around on it? callum

Thanks Mels Thanks Pullstart. It was just a flash of inspiration one morning really Thanks Jerry, happy you like my videos.. Just uploading the next one as I type this Your welcome to the updates, in fact here's quite a big one The braking system is now finished bar a bit of plumbing and finding somewhere to bolt the reservoirs to. A few photo's of the finished linkages.. WN now has a working throttle pedal. A simple bolt on bracket converted the pedal from push to pull. To stop the clutch and throttle pedals from flopping backwards I made a couple of these anti-flop stopper thingys. Time to move onto a different part of the build, fuel and air. Here's the tank I'm using, I bought it from Nigel long before the workshop move. To make sure the engine gets enough fuel I needed to fit the Honda's fuel tap, which means I need to cut a bit out the Honda's tank.. Even though the tank had been empty for many months with no cap of tap fitted it still had that old petrol smell.. So be be sure it wouldn't blow up when I cut into it I used my old trick involving some rolled up paper and a blow torch.... And yes I did light it outside

my first car was a 68 Pontiac tempest. 352cid, 2speed hydroglide.... second car was a 74 vw super beetle, which I liked much better.

Sorry I haven't been on for awhile folks. Here is an update for ya'll. Surgery went well(6 weeks ago). Started physical therapy yesterday. Just stretching for now. It's funny how the muscles in my arm seem to have disappeared. 1 month of just stretching and then maybe, starting to rebuild the strength in the muscles in my arm. I may be available for light duty work of some kind in a couple of weeks. But, unfortunately still no use of my right arm for at least 6 weeks yet(not even writing). Getting very old. I must say though, I have been pretty humbled by the amount of help people have given me. From the owner of the company that I work for driving all the way out to bring me a few books he thought I may enjoy reading during my recovery to a friend of mine coming out with his new JD tractor and tilling my gardens for me. All without me asking nor charging anything. And, all of the well wishes from everyone have been very nice as well. Thanks everyone. And, I had the ultimate therapy yesterday afternoon. I mowed with my 520. Surprisingly easy to operate with one arm. Could probably have used Matt's foot control conversion. But,it worked very well. One handed seat time, YAY!!! Take care all. Pat

Spoiler Alert !! If you still believe in Santa Claus, you should stop reading now. Many have said that this is the model that "They should have made". It's built from what I consider the best features from several eras. I give you the 595-HD ... The chassis started out as a C-195: The 520 hood was just a LITTLE short to fit the chassis: The 20hp Onan had to be relocated to keep it centered under the hood louvers: The gear reduction steering had to be stretched a bit also: Stock width wheels? Not exactly... 52" Hi-Vac deck converted from a zero turn model: Size comparision vs a stock 520: It's got to be real... The book says so

well I also have this little ditty my 701 with stainless frame I started with this and after 5 months Brian

I am restoring my 653 and would like to know if the BF Goodrich tires would have been original tires to the 653 tractor when first made. In this picture shows the restored tires that will be going on the completed restoration of my 653 also the original wheel horse tires will be going on the tractor but these were not original to the 653, these came off my commando 7 tractor